Outboard motors branded “Drive” have been manufactured and marketed by U.S. Marine, a division of Brunswick Company. These engines have been primarily produced from the late Nineteen Eighties by means of the early 2000s, usually positioned as a extra reasonably priced different to Mercury outboards, one other Brunswick model. Sometimes, Drive outboards have been two-stroke engines recognized for his or her simplicity and cheaper price level, interesting to budget-conscious boaters.
The manufacturing of those specific engines stuffed an vital area of interest inside the leisure boating market. Their availability made outboard motor possession accessible to a wider vary of customers. This accessibility broadened participation in boating actions and contributed to the expansion of the leisure boating trade throughout that interval. Nevertheless, the model was ultimately discontinued because the market shifted in direction of extra technologically superior and environmentally pleasant four-stroke outboards.
